diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 855c8d76b..f3e18e256 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -412,27 +412,32 @@
     },
     isDST: function() {
       /*
-             http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States
-             Since 2007, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March
-             and ends on the first Sunday of November, with all time changes taking
-             place at 2:00 AM (0200) local time.
+            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States
+            Since 2007, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March
+            and ends on the first Sunday of November, with all time changes taking
+            place at 2:00 AM (0200) local time.
+      
+            0200 EST (UTC -5) = 0700 UTC
           */
-      var date, month, sunday;
-      date = new Date();
-      month = date.getMonth();
+      var D, date, day, hours, month, sunday;
+      D = new Date();
+      date = D.getUTCDate();
+      day = D.getUTCDay();
+      hours = D.getUTCHours();
+      month = D.getUTCMonth();
       if (month < 2 || 10 < month) {
         return false;
       }
       if ((2 < month && month < 10)) {
         return true;
       }
-      sunday = date.getDate() - date.getDay();
+      sunday = date - day;
       if (month === 2) {
         if (sunday < 8) {
           return false;
         }
-        if (sunday < 15 && date.getDay() === 0) {
-          if (date.getHours() < 1) {
+        if (sunday < 15 && day === 0) {
+          if (hours < 7) {
             return false;
           }
           return true;
@@ -442,8 +447,8 @@
       if (sunday < 1) {
         return true;
       }
-      if (sunday < 8 && date.getDay() === 0) {
-        if (date.getHours() < 1) {
+      if (sunday < 8 && day === 0) {
+        if (hours < 7) {
           return true;
         }
         return false;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 1f7e7b52d..8d59f0009 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -284,16 +284,20 @@ $.extend $,
   off: (el, eventType, handler) ->
     el.removeEventListener eventType, handler, false
   isDST: ->
-    # XXX this should check for DST in NY
     ###
-       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States
-       Since 2007, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March
-       and ends on the first Sunday of November, with all time changes taking
-       place at 2:00 AM (0200) local time.
+      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States
+      Since 2007, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March
+      and ends on the first Sunday of November, with all time changes taking
+      place at 2:00 AM (0200) local time.
+
+      0200 EST (UTC -5) = 0700 UTC
     ###
 
-    date = new Date()
-    month = date.getMonth()
+    D = new Date()
+    date  = D.getUTCDate()
+    day   = D.getUTCDay()
+    hours = D.getUTCHours()
+    month = D.getUTCMonth()
 
     #this is the easy part
     if month < 2 or 10 < month
@@ -303,7 +307,7 @@ $.extend $,
 
     # (sunday's date) = (today's date) - (number of days past sunday)
     # date is not zero-indexed
-    sunday = date.getDate() - date.getDay()
+    sunday = date - day
 
     if month is 2
       #before second sunday
@@ -311,8 +315,8 @@ $.extend $,
         return false
 
       #during second sunday
-      if sunday < 15 and date.getDay() is 0
-        if date.getHours() < 1
+      if sunday < 15 and day is 0
+        if hours < 7
           return false
         return true
 
@@ -325,8 +329,8 @@ $.extend $,
       return true
 
     # during first sunday
-    if sunday < 8 and date.getDay() is 0
-      if date.getHours() < 1
+    if sunday < 8 and day is 0
+      if hours < 7
         return true
       return false